Random Quote People Should Hear

From left, junior Sherry Shen, senior Tiffany Cheng and senior Lu Ann Fong

Hyun plans to petition for an Asian studies program next year. Cheng also hopes to make the club have a lasting impact to the school.

“It’s interesting that we’ve been here 16 years, but we haven’t had one [Asian studies] class that goes on every year,” Cheng said. “If the school can’t care about Asian issues, what can you expect from students?”

Cheng said she expects a lot more from her college campus and is using Focus Asia Month as a way to bring Asian issues to the forefront.

“This is my outcry for saying that the school should start thinking and re-evaluating their programs and bringing Asian-American programs to their curriculum,” Cheng said.

Linkage.

Audition For YELLOW FACE

Because one day you woke up and wondered to yourself what it would be like to stand on stage under semi-bright lights reciting the lines from a play from David Henry Hwang.

Mo`olelo Performing Arts Company is holding an EPA (Equity Principal Audition) for its upcoming production of YELLOW FACE by David Henry Hwang. Details below:

Production: YELLOW FACE by David Henry Hwang
YELLOW FACE has been published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc. and the script can be purchased from their website.

Director: Seema Sueko

Audition Date/Time: Sunday, April 25, 11 AM – 3 PM

Audition Location: The 10th Avenue Theatre
930 10th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
Allow time to park. Street parking is free on Sundays.

Go here for the full information.

Nominate Eight Great APA's

From SDNN.com:

The majority of the workers who laid the tracks to the transcontinental railroad, which was completed on May 10, 1869, were Chinese immigrants.

Sammy Lee became the first Asian-American to earn an Olympic gold medal, winning in platform diving in both 1948 and 1952.

George Ariyoshi, who served as the governor of Hawaii from 1974 to 1986, became the nation’s first Asian-American governor.

Like these, countless other Asian-Pacific Americans have made notable contributions to society.

From connecting two coasts to obtaining Olympic gold, Asian-Pacific Americans have greatly influenced U.S. business, arts and entertainment, government and politics, science and technology, sports and much more.

May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, and this year’s theme is “Lighting the Past, Present and Future.” As we reflect on the contributions Asian-Pacific Americans have made in the past, we also want to acknowledge the contributions they are making today and are striving to make tomorrow.

In honor of the month, help us discover eight great Asian-Pacific American community leaders under the age of 35 in the San Diego region. Submit your nominations to Politics@SDNN.com by 5 p.m. on Friday, April. 30. Nominations should be under 300 words with a clear description of why he or she deserves to be included and how he or she has advanced the Asian-Pacific American community. Include his or her contact information.

MSPIFF

Some of the films you may want to check out for this year's Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival.

Adrift
Air Doll
Basket Case
Bone Man, The (Der Knochenmann)
Cooking History
Cow
Dear Lemon Lima
Forbidden Door, The (Pintu terlarang)
Go Go 70s (Goso chilship)
Good Heart, The
Jean-Michel Basquiat The Radiant Child
Kings of Pastry
Last Train Home
My Tehran for Sale
Ocean of an Old Man
Pink Taxi
Shaft, The
Sicilian Girl, The (La siciliana ribelle)
Skeletons
Summer Pasture
Sun Behind the Clouds Tibet's Struggle for Freedom
Taqwacores, The
Two From the Wave (Deux de la Vague)
Videocracy

Watch It Free: Grek Pak's Super Power Blues

That's A Real Superhero: Parry Shen And The Blacklava Daily Deal Hot Minute

Got dropped some e-mail from Parry Shen about this new vid for the Blacklava Daily Deal for SECRET IDENTITIES where orders within the first 24 hours receive a signed bookplate and lithograph of Cliff Chiang and Kelly Hu's creation JIA - and you gotta check it out - especially the last clip.

Getting To Know Ed Nakawatase

Ed Nakawatase at SNCC office, Atlanta, GA, 1963. (Photo: Tamio Wakayama)

This week hundreds of SNCC members from all over the country are gathering in Raleigh, North Carolina, to honor one of the pillar organizations of the civil rights movement. Ed will be making the journey with them, likely the only surviving Asian American member of the group.

Retro Tuesday School Food Punishment

That's Just A Good Promo

Golf Digest + The Tweet Of Jenkins

I'm just going to post this up in full from the Golf Digest site because it's worth the read...

Your complaints, Editor's statement on Dan Jenkins tweet Monday, April 12, 2010

We received a number of letters of complaint about a Dan Jenkins tweet during the Masters regarding Y.E. Yang. These two are representative. They are followed by a statement from Editor-in-Chief Jerry Tarde:

Dan Jenkins' tweet regarding Y.E. Yang was extremely offensive and racist. I am an avid reader of your website and magazine and I am disappointed that you would allow this type of comment to represent your corporation. I am a second generation Asian American and I have a Bachelor's degree in Asian American studies. Jenkins' comments offended me and my family and my community. You have lost a loyal customer unless Dan Jenkins is removed from this website.

David Ha, Liguana Niguel

You should require Dan Jenkins to apologize for his comments about Y.E. Yang. (A major championship winner who beat Tiger head to head) being a delivery driver of Chinese food. If you don't have a problem with this, or if he doesn't see his inappropriate behavior, why doesn't he say that Phil Mickelson looks like the pizza delivery boy, or Justin Leonard looks like the UPS driver? The point is I can't imagine him saying that a white player looks like the bag boy at Kroger, the stock man at Wal-Mart. Come on, Golf Digest...it is 2010. People from all over the world play golf.

Erik Erikson

Today Golf Digest Editor-in-Chief Jerry Tarde issued this statement:

Dan Jenkins' Masters tweet about Y.E. Yang generated several letters of protest. Jenkins’ reference was intended to play off the PGA champion Y.E. Yang's name and the P.F. Chang's restaurant chain. We removed it from our archive and apologize for any offense. Certainly none was intended.

And again we hear the battle cry of White Liberals everywhere who don't really have a clue.

P.S.

If I've offended you just remember that it wasn't intended.

Chinatown Youth Initiatives 10th Anniversary Celebration

Definitely check it out and support the Chinatown Youth Initiatives which is the only Manhattan Chinatown based youth focus nonprofit providing leadership training for Asian American students from age 16-18. This year marks their 10th Anniversary where they'll be having a Celebration fundraiser.

Honorees

-Gloria Chan, Founder of Chinatown Youth Initiatves
-OCA-New York, Outstanding Community Leader Organization
-Corky Lee, Asian American Photographer Laureate

Event Info

-April, 20th 2010
-6-9pm
-Red Egg Restaurant
202 Centre St. New York, NY 10013

Reception Tickets

(standing room unless otherwise noted)

-Student $50
-Non-Profit $75
-Individuals and Honorees $100
-VIP (table service) $150 *Limited Tickets

Get your tickets here!

Put in code 10Celebrate until April 3rd, 2010 to get a 10% discount on tickets.

If you would like an ad in our celebration journal or purchase a ticket via check, please e-mail our Vice-Chair Michele Lam.

Journal Ad Prices

1/4 Page: $ 300
1/2 Page: $ 500 (includes one reception ticket)
Full Page: $ 800 (includes two reception tickets)
Full Page in Premium Location: $ 1,000 (includes two VIP tickets)

Greetings in Journal (for Students)

10 words or less: $5
25 words or less: $10

About

Chinatown Youth Initiatives (CYI) is a youth leadership organization dedicated to providing a safe space for New York City youth, and empowering them to be agents of social change in New York's Chinatown and beyond. CYI embraces the philosophy that young people are not only tomorrow's leaders but also leaders of today, and as such, we must help develop their ideas, passions, and skills to strengthen their sense of self worth, as well as their families, communities, and ultimately, our global community. Please visit our website for more information.

Chris Rock + Kurosawa

Don't quite know what to think about this since on one hand it gets Kurosawa's name out to more people while at the same time wondering how this could go (and for the record I'm a huge CR fan).

Chris Rock revealed his next project to Black Voices: writing the screenplay remake/adaptation of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 detective thriller High and Low for director Mike Nichols. If you were going to ask me who might replace David Mamet on this modern day remake/adaptation, Rock would certainly have been near the bottom of the list. Here are the details from BV [...]

Read it in full down at Slashfilm.

ChannelAPA.com's East Coast Tour

Cool.

This Picture Just Scares Me

I knew I felt a dark yet child like presence in my state last week.

Spooky.

Screening Room: Mira Nair's How Can It Be

John Paul Stevens Has Left The Building: Seat Now Open For Harold Koh

Because you should know about our government's judicial branch just like you should know about the right way to touch yourself so you don't end the night early when someone bends over to take off their shoes.

And just in case you were wondering - Howard (left) and Harold (right) are indeed brothers.

Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement Friday, setting up a long-anticipated confirmation battle during the most sensitive of political seasons. Stevens, who turns 90 on April 20, said that after 34 years on the court, it was time to step down. "It would be in the best interests of the court to have my successor appointed and confirmed well in advance of the commencement of the court's next term," he said in a letter to President Obama. Obama, who learned the news while aboard Air Force One returning from the nuclear-treaty signing in Prague, said he "will move quickly in coming weeks" to nominate a successor [...]

Alternatively, he might try to name the court's first Asian American. Although only seven Asian Americans are serving on the federal bench, Obama could search elsewhere; for instance, by tapping his top State Department lawyer, former Yale Law School dean Harold Koh.

Finish yourself off here.

Colin Covert Star Tribune Movie Critic: I'm Not Calling It Racist, I'm Just Calling It Not That Descriptive

Hmmmm.....

This red-hot Korean genre stir-fry spices up the wronged-man mystery just as director Bong Joon-ho's earlier "Memories of Murder" and "The Host" reinvented the detective story and the creature feature.

Yeah - I'm going with a no on this one.

Random Hyundai Car Post

Admit it. You're thinking to yourself right now "That's a MF Hyundai?"

Especially in lean times, car buyers have been catching on to Hyundai's blossoming talents -- and wondering why they should spend more for a boldface name that offers no apparent advantage. The Genesis Coupe, a successful effort to blend performance with affordability, is a groundbreaker for Hyundai....It’s not as fast as the Infiniti and not at all luxurious, though you’d have no right to expect riches for a price that undercuts the G37 by $11,000. But the Genesis may actually top the Infiniti in pure entertainment value: the Hyundai is younger, louder and more visceral, eager to shake its tail through power slides that the Infiniti would sniff at as immature behavior. The Genesis is also a surprisingly deft handler, powered by a husky-voiced 3.8-liter V-6. In short, there’s a bona fide rear-drive performance car underneath that handsome body.

Yes. Yes it is.

Jim Kelly On "Enter The Dragon" And Bruce Lee

From the SF Gate:

Kelly says that the cast of Enter The Dragon didn't know they were making a cult film; they were just looking to make a "very good film."

What Kelly remembers about Bruce Lee is they both "had similar struggles" being people of color in America. Race relations in the United States have changed so much from the 70s that a whole generation has grown up without an intimate knowledge of the culture then. Kelly says that Bruce Lee had "caught hell" in Hollywood because he was Chinese. "They didn't want him in Hollywood," Kelly said.

This Is A Messed Up Juxtaposition

I don't know anyone from Asiance Mag or Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai - but I'm thinking no one really wants their name associated with getasiangirls[dot]com.

Yeah.

Don't think so.

Actual link is here: http://www[dot]getasiangirls[dot]com/hotasiangirls/2010/04/asiance-interview-kelly-zen-yie-tsai-3x-hbo-def-poet/